The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-23
AMI INVESTIGATION INSISTED UPON.
ENGLAND.
WILLIAM o'BRIRN IN LONDON.

LONDON, April William O'Brien,
editor OF United Ireland, of Dublin, Is
in London. In an interview he said
the object Of his visit was 10 confer
with the leaders of the Irish party in
Parliament. Being asked regarding
his proposed visit to Canada for the
purpose oil exposing Lord Landowners
treatment OF his Irish tenants, he said
al shall persist in going to Canada
1t Ia too late now for anyone to stop
me. I sail on the Aursnia from
Queenstown for New York on Sun
day. Mr.. Kilbiidge, who was one OF
the principal tenants OF Lord Lans-
downe, and who was evicted, will &C.
company me. intend to remain in
Canada ten daye, and will speak in
Montreal, Quebec, Toronto and
Kingstown. l have received many
letters from Canada sympathiz!ng
with the purpose OF my visit"
Mr.. O'Brien said that temporary
houses we're being built on the
priests grounds at Luggacurren to
shelter the tenants who had been
evicted from Lord Lansdowne's
GbIhLbb.
WAR SURE TO CONF.
LONDON, April ct. o Crawford
telegraphs the New York World that
the other day he had talk with one
of the managers OF a prominent Lon
don newspaper who was himself a
war corresp ondent during the Fran
co. Prussisn war. He says that al
Though the outlook throughout
Europe is now 30 peaceful there is not
A single London newspaper which has
not gone steadily ahead making
preparations aud employing cores
pondents throughout Europe in the
same way as II war were actually
threatening in the very near future.
He said: 1.-THE war is sure to come,
whether this year or next no one can
tell. It will come, II 1t comes at all
on very short notice. am willing to
admit that it looks peaceful for THU
year. At the same time we know
that il would not be safe to proceed
upon the theory thai peace is abso
lutely certain" He added: 81
there should come brush
between France and Germany j
am sure that Germany would viii
again as she did before. France il
today much better prepared for war
She has a good army and Is wei
equipped and armed, but l have M
confidence in the French officers. TIT
q erman officers are a superb class o
men. They are absolutely perfect II
matters of discipline and in the tech
nioal studies necessary to their pro
fessiou. That element alone is enough
to give great advantage to the Gel
mans. II Is very important Tor Franc
IL there should be war, that sh
should have victory at the outset
The French soldiers fight splendidl
until they become discouraged.
have seen them under Are. They d
very we'll II they have any good FOL
tune. But they have no stayin
. Qualities under adversely. Under hr
I have noticed that II the French 80
diers can't make advance With
A very short time they waver an
fall back. They can't hold steadil
position under fire for an
length of time. A prominent Amer
can gentleman who has been in on
: Diplomatic service for some time, an
who is very familiar with the situatio
in Europe, in a private letter to ger
tlemen in London, in answer to u
question OF what he thought OF th
[ prospect of q European war, says:
/. think the subject ,is one that nobod
' knows anything about. The situaiio
/ is critical, and pretty much everybod
j in uniform has a new and improve
' gun which he lie anxious to fire
!, somebody else. Peace has prevsile
7 for euch an unusually long time IN
/ all of the large countries seem to I
(. aching for fight. But when vii!
4 come? That is the question. The deaf
4 of the old German Emperor may hay
|. an IL fluence upon Il. Any slight an
: unlocked for incident may produce
. Bat whether next autumn or me-
4 epring, or later still, 1t ia useless
speculate about. When 1t does com